The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Looking at Shu Yu dressed in her wedding gown, Madam Ruan couldn’t help but feel her eyes redden slightly.

This is her daughter, who was sold shortly after birth, searched for over a decade before being found, and now, she was about to get married.

Madam Ruan was reluctant; if it hadn’t been postponed for several years, she would still want to keep Shu Yu for a few more years to make up for the lost time.

Fortunately, the Meng family was right across the street, and both families would settle in Jiangyuan County in the future.

”Mother, do I not look good in this?” Shu Yu knew what Madam Ruan was thinking and immediately asked with a smile, diverting her attention.

As expected, Madam Ruan wiped her eyes and nodded continuously, ”You look good, absolutely good. Yu is the most beautiful bride in the world.”

”If Mother says so, Big Sister would be upset if she knew.” With that, she went over and held Madam Ruan’s arm.

Madam Ruan looked at her with amusement, ”Your big sister would definitely say the same if she were here. Alright, don’t pull on me. Be careful, or you’ll wrinkle the gown. Take it off quickly. It’s fine if it fits well; I’ll make you a set of inner garments in the next few days.”

Shu Yu could only take off the wedding gown, watching as Madam Ruan placed it carefully on a rack, finally feeling the reality of soon becoming a married woman.

Less than twenty days are left; it’s so fast.

In the days that followed, both Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng were very busy.

According to plan, Meng Yunzheng widely invited guests to the academy on the mountain the next day, incidentally promoting it one last time before the wedding.

Shu Yu hadn’t gone to see it herself but heard from Shurui, who went to help, that there were especially many people that day. Some came for the new top scorer Meng Yunzheng, some came to inquire about academy enrollment requirements, and some simply came for curiosity and excitement. Of course, there were also those subtly inquiring whether the Emperor was displeased with Meng Yunzheng for resigning right after achieving the top scorer status.

Meng Yunzheng understood the thoughts of these people, so when most of them had arrived, he directly displayed the Emperor’s personally inscribed calligraphy.

This left the crowd, with various intentions, stunned.

To everyone’s questions, Meng Yunzheng answered them one by one. The most frequently addressed were matters related to academy admissions.

The academy would officially start on June 25, which would be the fifth day after his wedding.

As for the admission standards and the number of students, a notice would be posted in the city and at the academy gates in a few days for everyone to consider.

On that day, besides recruiting students, some workers for miscellaneous tasks within the academy would also be hired.

Meng Yunzheng had already found teachers to supervise these matters. After all, preparation for opening the academy had been two years in the making, and personnel was the most crucial aspect.

Upon hearing that the academy would also recruit workers, the crowd became excited.

The wealthy families didn’t care, but the nearby villagers had eager eyes and were itching to apply. The academy’s workers are quite different from others; even if it’s just manual labor, it involves cultural exposure.

They would leave with dignity, and the people they meet at the academy are all scholars who would eventually take the imperial examinations.

This news quickly spread, and as soon as the recruitment criteria were released, everyone hurried to check them out.

However, just like Shu Yu’s Lu’s experience, even if it’s just for the miscellaneous tasks, literate people have the greatest advantage.

Everyone realized once again the importance of being literate; see, if you can’t read, you can’t even become a worker.

Still, although the recruitment criteria were publicized, there were still a dozen or twenty days before the recruitment day, and even cramming to learn a few characters in the meantime would be beneficial.